Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Deaths from road injuries was 9,605 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
9,605
Change on year
up 33.6%
World rank
24th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9,605
in 2021
All-time low
4,566
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000201020212000: 4.6k2001: 4.6k2002: 4.8k2003: 5.1k2004: 5.4k2005: 5.7k2006: 6.0k2007: 5.7k2008: 5.6k2009: 5.6k2010: 5.6k2011: 5.6k2012: 5.8k2013: 6.0k2014: 6.4k2015: 6.7k2016: 7.1k2017: 7.4k2018: 7.7k2019: 7.9k2020: 7.2k2021: 9.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of stood at 9,605. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 33.6% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 9,605 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,566, in 2000.

Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 24th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,309 4,566 5,953 10
2010s 6,620 5,631 7,873 10
2020s 8,398 7,191 9,605 2

Countries ranked near Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

  1. 21 Egypt, Arab Republic of 10,263 compare
  2. 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 10,052 compare
  3. 23 Yemen, Republic of 9,821 compare
  4. 25 Iraq 9,344 compare
  5. 26 Sudan 8,967 compare
  6. 27 Ghana 8,494 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 9,605 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 9,605 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 4,566 in 2000.
How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for deaths from road injuries?
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from road injuries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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